I went to Indiana University for college for a couple of years where I double majored in dance … - Joan Chen

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Absolute truisms rot brains absolutely. [. . . ]'Power corrupts' is useless as a tool for understanding the past, and gives us nothing as a guide to action.

Joan Chen

I went to Indiana University for college for a couple of years where I double majored in dance and journalism, and after my sophomore year there, I went to the San Francisco Ballet school for the summer, but then they offered me a scholarship to stay for the year. That's where I danced after the year they offered me a contract with the company.

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